The Phased Plan for Return to Campus - Spring 2021

At the University of New Haven, the health and safety of all members of our community remain our top priority. We have reimagined life at the University to help deliver high-quality education in as safe an environment as possible.

This website provides updated information about our response to the pandemic and our ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This website has been updated with information for the Spring 2021 semester. A chronological list of the latest updates to this information is available on the page linked below.

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Spring Student Orientation
VSOAR - January 2021

Transfer VSOAR is designed to assist you with your transition to the University community, answer questions regarding your schedule, and share important resources.

Step 1

You will be contacted by a Center for Student Success Staff Member to create your schedule, and register to attend one half-hour appointment on the session date below:

Tuesday, January 19

(Optionally, there will be additional programming on Jan. 16 and Jan. 18)

If you have any questions regarding your schedule, please contact The Center for Student Success at css@newhaven.edu.

Step 2

Register for VSOAR on the Roadmap

Please contact transition@newhaven.edu for questions or assistance with registration.

Winter 2021 Orientation Schedule

Help Room

An Orientation team member will be available in the Help Room via Zoom to direct students during Winter SOAR if needed:
Help Room

Tuesday, January 19

Time	Event	Location
8 – 8:30 a.m.	Check-In	Zoom (Pass: 610993)
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction to Student Life	Zoom (Pass: 610993)
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.	Digital Campus Registration How to Pay Your Bills and FERPA Campus Card and Canvas Charger Connection	Zoom (Pass: 610993)
10:40 a.m. - 12 p.m.	College Curriculum Presentations College of Arts and Sciences Pompea College of Business Tagliatela College of Engineering Henry C. Lee College School of Health Sciences	Zoom (Arts & Sciences) Zoom (Business) Zoom (Engineering) Zoom (Henry Lee) Zoom (Health Sciences)
12 - 12:30 p.m.	BREAK
12:30 - 1 p.m.	Advancing Diversity and Inclusion at the University of New Haven	Zoom (Pass: 610993)
1 - 1:30 p.m.	Start Your Career Adventure	Zoom (Pass: 610993)
1:30 - 5 p.m.	Registration
2 - 4 p.m.	Involvement & Resource Fair	Charger Connection

Optional Programming

Saturday, January 16

Time	Event
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.	Virtual Activities

Sunday, January 17

Time	Event	Location
4 p.m.	Trivia Night	crowd.live/REXHT (Must access from cell phone)

Monday, January 18

Time	Event	Location
All Day	Placement Testing
12:30 p.m.	Midday Meditation	Zoom
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.	Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Remembering the Dream: Driving Positive Social Change Through Community Activism	Zoom (Pass: 791463)
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.	Virtual Activities